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Britney Spears posts photo of Jewish prayer books she’s reading

The Times of Israel·9 days ago
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Britney Spears arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,' on July 22, 2019. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Britney Spears confused and amused her Jewish fans on Sunday when she posted a photo on Instagram of a Hebrew book of Psalms alongside another Jewish prayer book, and declared in the caption that she had been reading them.

“Just bored reading Hebrew !!! Reading right to left !!! God speed little man !!! I love u !!!!” read the caption posted on Spears’s account.

Spears, 44, is no stranger to dabbling in Jewish customs and practices, having long shown interest in Kabbalah, a school of Jewish mysticism that was adopted by many new-age Hollywood celebrities in the early 2000s.

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Her Instagram post was met with amusement from some fans, with one quipping on X, “I knew she was my favorite pop star of all time for a reason!”

Others appeared unsure.

“I honestly wasn’t expecting this at all!” one…

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